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Ministry of Railways
President of India awards President’s Police Medal for Distinguished Services & Police Media for Meritorious Service
Shri Sarat Chandra Parhi, Principal Chief Security Commissioner, East Central Railway receives President’s Police Medal for Distinguished Service
15 officers receive Police Medal for Meritorious Service
On the occasion of Independence Day 2023, the Hon’ble President of India has awarded President’s Police Medal  for Distinguished Services and Police Medal  for Meritorious Services to the following Officer and staff of RPF/RPSF:
President’s Police Medal  for Distinguished Service
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Shri Sarat Chandra Parhi, Principal Chief Security Commissioner, East Central Railway
Police Medal  for Meritorious Service
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Shri Anish Prasad, Executive Director/Vigilance , Railway Board
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Shri Dinesh Kumar Chauhan, Assistant Security Commissioner, North Central Railway
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Shri Mahendra Singh Shekhawat, Assistant Security Commissioner, North Western Railway
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Shri Natwarlal Shrimali, Inspector/ 12BN RPSF
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ShriJaboy K.R., Inspector/ 5BN RPSF
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ShriSatheesan V V, Inspector/ South Western Railway
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Shri Ajay, Assistant Personal & Welfare Officer , MEA
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Shri Himmat Singh Nathawat Sub-Inspector/ Western Railway
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Ms.SubhraDey, LadySub-Inspector/ Eastern Railway
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Shri Pradeep Lokhande, Sub-Inspector/ Central Railway
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Shri Indrajit De, Sub-Inspector/ 14BN RPSF
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Shri Ajay Kumar Dwivedi, Assistant Sub-Inspector/North Eastern Railway
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Shri Bhunesh Kumar Srivastava, Assistant Sub-Inspector/Western Railway
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Shri Anil Kumar Chaudhary, Head Constable, East Central Railway
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Shri AwadheshNath Mishra, Head Constable, East Central Railway
Prime Minister's Office
PM replies to citizen reaction to Guwahati AIIMS
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi today engaged with many citizens who had commented on the Prime Minister's tweet regarding Guwahati AIIMS.
Responding to a tweet by Rajesh Bharatiya the Prime Minister tweeted
"Expanding the network of AIIMS has been a very satisfying initiative and we will do more to make healthcare more accessible and affordable."
To Prof  Sudhir Das, who tweeted about availability of super speciality treatment in the Northeast, the PM said
"Yes will greatly help my sisters and brothers of the Northeast."
Responding to a tweet by a Jorhat resident Dipankar Parashar, the Prime Minister tweeted
"Assam’s development trajectory will be further boosted with the works that were inaugurated or their foundation stones laid."
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Commerce Ministry Strategizing To Make Indian Exports More Competitive: Suresh Prabhu
(Suresh Prabhuaddressing the Export Summit 2018in New Delhi
India’s exports rose by 9.8%, in financial year 2017-18, which is the highest rate of growth in six years. This positive growth in exports has taken place at a time when there is a lot of negative headwinds globally. This was stated by Union Minister of Commerce & Industry and Civil Aviation, Suresh Prabhu, at the Export Summit 2018 organised by Confederation of Indian Industry in New Delhi today. The Minister further stated that Commerce Ministry is working on a strategy to revitalize India’s exports and is working with key exporting ministries to formulate sectoral, commodity and territory specific export strategy. Meetings with concerned ministries have already been held where differentministries and stakeholders have been consulted after which a matrix of specific action points have been prepared sector wise, commodity wise and territory wise.
Suresh Prabhu further stated that he is personally monitoring the progress and regular meetings are beingheld withsectoral ministries,export promotion councils and exporters.Certain issues which were affecting growth of exports have been specifically taken up with Department of Revenue and Ministry of Environment.
The Commerce Minister also said that the soon to be unveiled agri export policy will give a major boost to the agricultural sector and will pave the way for Indian farmer’s income to be doubled.
India produces 600 MT of agricultural produce and has the capacity to export the excess productiontothe world.
Directorate General of Foreign Trade , AlokVardhanChaturvedi, spoke about the recent initiatives taken by the Commerce Ministry to smoothen procedures for exporters. Most procedures are now online and hard copy of documents are not required to be submitted. DGFT is also planning to have online export related courses to inform, train and facilitate first time exporters. The DGFT is also in the process of overhauling the IT network of the DGFTso thatthere is no wastage of time for online submission of documents.
Ministry of Defence
INDIAN ARMY SIGNS A MOU WITH DRONE FEDERATION OF INDIA
The Army Design Bureau on behalf of the Indian Army has signed a MoU with the Drone Federation of India to collaboratively work towards promoting research, development, testing and manufacturing of drones, counter-drone and associated technologies that can assist the Indian Army in its operations. This MoU also signifies the unwavering commitment of the Indian Army in supporting our industry and the complete eco system to develop indigenous equipment and weapon systems in line with Atmanirbharta in defence manufacturing.
The Army Design Bureau is the nodal agency of the Indian Army to be the facilitator for the R&D efforts with the Industry, Academia, DRDO and DPSUs to enable them to understand and appreciate user requirements in depth. The Drone Federation of India promotes the drone industry by bringing about policy change, creating business opportunities, developing a robust skilling infrastructure, facilitating technology and knowledge transfers, developing standards, and promoting R&D efforts with industry-academia collaboration.
This MoU between the Indian Army and the Drone Federation of India will promote efforts to handhold the industry and academia in order to assist them to develop niche technology and products for procurement by Indian Army. As per the new MoU, both parties have agreed to collaboratively work on the following:-
· To create a road map for drone, counter-drone and allied technologies in the Indian Army.
· To promote research, development, testing and indigenous manufacturing of drones and associated technologies by provision of testing sites to enable the designing, prototyping, testing and manufacturing of drones and associated components.
· Develop goal-based technology research programs in groups with members from industry, academia and the armed forces.
· Enabling outreach for Field Trials in collaboration with industry and user groups of the Armed Forces.
· Facilitate visit of Army Representatives to factory premises of industry members to understand industry capabilities and development progress along with visit of Industry Representatives and other Experts to army base and other operational posts for bringing awareness about field scenarios within Indian industry.
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Ministry of Steel
Heart Checkup Camp at SAIL-VISL under Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav 
Under AZADI Ka Amrit Mahotsav, Heart Checkup Camp for employees and contract labour was organized at SAIL-VISL yesterday and on 19th & 29th January, 2022 in which 285 employees and contract labour including 30 women were checked for BP, Sugar, Oxygen Saturation level, ECHO and ECG.
Heart Check Up Camp was conducted at VISL HRD Kendra by Sahyadri Narayana Hridayalaya, Shimoga Doctors and team and co-ordinated by VISL HRD, PR and Hospital Department. Cardiologists Dr. Sharath Sangana Goudar and Dr. S.V. Siddarth gave expert advice.
Ministry of Railways
Prime Minister to dedicate the historic Kosi Rail Mega Bridge to the Nation, also to inaugurate New Rail Lines and Electrification Projects in Bihar for the benefit of passengers
These projects shall enhance Rail connectivity in the region
The Prime Minister Shri NarendraModi shall dedicate to the nation the historic Kosi Rail Mega bridge to the Nation through video-conference at 12 Noon on the 18th of September 2020.
Shri Phagu Chauhan, Governor of Bihar, Shri Nitish Kumar, Chief Minister, Bihar, Central Ministers, Shri PiyushGoyal, Minister of Railways and Commerce & Industry, Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad, Hon’ble Minister of Law and Justice, Communications, Electronics and information Technology, Shri Giriraj Singh, Hon’ble Minister of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries, Shri NityanandRai, Hon’ble Minister of State for Home Affairsand Shri SushilModi, Dy Chief Minister, Bihar are also slated to join this occasion.
Apart from Kosi Rail Mega Bridge, the Prime Minister shall also inaugurate other rail projects related to passenger facilities for the benefit of the Bihar State. These include a new railway bridge on the Kiul River, two new railway lines, 5 Electrification projects, one Electric Locomotive Shed at Barauni and 3rd Line Project between Barh-Bakhtiyarpur.
The dedication of the Kosi Rail Mahasetu is a watershed moment in the history of Bihar and the entire region connecting to the North East. In 1887, a meter gauge link was built in between Nirmali and Bhaptiahi . During the heavy flood and severe Indo Nepal earthquake in 1934, the rail link was washed away and thereafter due to meandering nature of river Kosi no attempt was made to restore this Rail link for long period.
The Kosi Mega Bridge line project was sanctioned by Government of India during 2003-04. The Kosi Rail Mahasetu is 1.9 KM long and its construction cost is Rs. 516 Crore. This bridge is of strategic importance along the India-Nepal border. The project was completed during the COVID-Pandemic where the migrant labour also participated in its completion.
The dedication of this project will fulfil the 86 year old dream and the long wait of the people of the region.
Along with the dedication of the Mahasetu, the Prime Minister shall also be flagging off the Supaul- Raghopura DEMU train from the Supaul Station. Once the regular train service begins, this would prove to be highly beneficial to the Supaul, Arariya and Saharsa districts. It would also make it easy for long distance travel to Kolkata, Delhi and Mumbai for the people of the region.
The Prime Minister shall also be inaugurating two New Line projects at Hajipur-Ghoswar-Vaishali and Islampur-Nateshar. Shri Modi shall also be inaugurating the Karnauti-Bakhtiyarpur link bypass and 3rd line between Barh-Bakhiyarpur.
The Prime Minister shall also be inaugurating the Railway Electrification projects of Muzaffarpur – Sitamarhi, Katihar–New Jalpaiguri, Samastipur-Darbhanga-Jaynagar, Samastipur-Khagaria, Bhagalpur-Shivnarayanpur Sections.
Ministry of Home Affairs
Rashtriya Raksha University-SASTRA participates and showcases its capabilities at VCCI Expo-2023 to bridge the gap between MSMEs and National Security Forces
Rashtriya Raksha University’s Innovation and Incubation Center, SASTRA  participated in 11th Mega Industrial Exhibition VCCI Expo, from 27th-30th January 2023 at Vadodara, Gujarat. The Expo was officially inaugurated by Hon’ble Chief Minister of Gujarat Shri Bhupendrabhai Patel in presence of other dignitaries, where he mentioned that holding such events means moving towards accomplishing Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s vision of ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ and overall sustainable development through the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises .
In the four day event, SASTRA  was invited by the office of MSME Ahmedabad, Government of India to showcase and represent its capabilities to bridge the gap between MSMEs with National Security Forces. SASTRA participated in the VCCI Expo to build the MSME cluster working in the national security domain. The presentation by SASTRA officials at the National Vendor Development Programme, provided a clear picture and opportunity for various MSMEs to collaborate. Sharing success stories, SASTRA officials mentioned about their collaboration with Indian Navy for Commercialization of its innovations through Transfer of Technology and opportunities provided to various MSMEs to partner for scaling and mass production. It was also apprised that SASTRA provides the platform for the MSMEs to connect with the National Security Forces with their developed products/technologies for securing our nation. The transfer of technology platform, for defence innovations includes social security services, artificial intelligence, drones, unmanned aerial vehicles, prototyping services and manufacturing with high end processing capability for metal and alloys. The main motto to participate in the event is to achieve the vision of Atmanirbhar Bharat by aiding the quadraple engagement between Academia, Industry, Innovator and Government. SASTRA understands the requirements of the operational units of the forces and helps to create tailor made equipment in association with industry/innovators/MSMEs.
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Ministry of Road Transport & Highways
Missed Call Alert Facility for NHAI prepaid Wallet FASTag balance enquiry
To provide hassle-free and convenient services to FASTag users linked to NHAI prepaid wallet, Indian Highways Management Company Ltd. , a company promoted by NHAI, has announced introduction of Missed Call Alert Facility for NHAI Prepaid Wallet balance enquiry. FASTag customers who have registered their mobile number can now get the balance of their NHAI prepaid wallet by giving a missed call from their registered mobile number to: +91-8884333331.
Main features of this facility are as under:
- This is free of cost facility available 24X7.
- Compatible on all mobile devices and operators.
- No Internet required.
- If there are more than one vehicle linked to a unique NHAI prepaid wallet, then the SMS would show the cumulative balance of all tags assigned to each vehicle. Thereafter, if any of the vehicle has got a low balance, a separate SMS shall be sent at the registered mobile number, showing low balance.
- This facility is available only to NHAI FASTag users linked to NHAI prepaid wallet. As of now, balance of other NHAI FASTag which are linked to various bank accounts can’t be fetched through this facility.
Since the launch of NHAI Prepaid Wallet, more than 2.25 Lakh NHAI FASTag users have opted for its Prepaid Wallet using My FASTag App. Being a bank-neutral tag, NHAI FASTag can be linked either to savings bank account or NHAI Prepaid Wallet using My FASTag App. There are now 13 banks whose bank account can be linked to NHAI FASTag. In addition, My FASTag App is now available on both Android and iOS platforms.
Ministry of Power
1,27,68,620 number of electricity service connections provided to BPL households under DDUGJY
18,374 inhabited unelectrified census villages electrified from 2014-15 to 28.04.2018 under the scheme
The Government of India had launched Deendayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana  in December, 2014 for various rural electrification works. As reported by the States, all the inhabited un-electrified census villages stand electrified on 28th April, 2018 in the country. Under DDUGJY, 18,374 inhabited unelectrified census villages were reported to be electrified from 2014-15 to 28.04.2018. Under DDUGJY, 1,27,68,620 number of electricity service connections  were provided to BPL households.
This information was given by Shri R.K Singh Union Minister for Power and MNRE in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.
Prime Minister's Office
Prime Minister’s interaction with Indian community members in USA
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi interacted with the members of the Indian community on June 23, 2023 at the Ronald Reagan Centre in Washington D.C.
In his address, Prime Minister congratulated Indian community members for the success in their respective fields in USA and invited them to contribute to India’s growth during Amrit Kaal. Prime Minister also thanked them for playing a significant role in strengthening India-USA ties, and highlighted future areas of bilateral partnership.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
COVID-19 Vaccination Update
More than 47.48 Crore vaccine doses provided to States/UTs
More than 2.88 Crore balance and unutilized doses still available with States/UTs and private hospitals to be administered
The Union Government is committed to accelerating the pace and expanding the scope of COVID-19 vaccination throughout the country. The new phase of universalization of COVID-19 vaccination commenced from 21st June 2021. The vaccination drive has been ramped up through availability of more vaccines, advance visibility of vaccine availability to States and UTs for enabling better planning by them, and streamlining the vaccine supply chain.
As part of the nationwide vaccination drive, Government of India has been supporting the States and UTs by providing them COVID Vaccines free of cost. In the new phase of the universalization of the COVID19 vaccination drive, the Union Government will procure and supply  75% of the vaccines being produced by the vaccine manufacturers in the country to States and UTs.
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SUPPLIED
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47,48,77,490
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IN PIPELINE
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53,05,260
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CONSUMPTION
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44,74,97,240
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BALANCE AVAILABLE
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2,88,55,050
More than 47.48 crore  vaccine doses have been provided to States/UTs so far, through all sources and a further 53,05,260 doses are in the pipeline.
Of this, the total consumption including wastages is 44,74,97,240 doses .
More than 2.88 Cr  balance and unutilized COVID Vaccine doses are still available with the States/UTs and private hospitals to be administered.
Ministry of External Affairs
Governor of Maharashtra Bhagat Singh Koshyari attends Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav celebrations organised by MEA
Mumbai | 28 February 2022
Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari attended the concluding programme and awards ceremony of the weeklong celebrations of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav organised by the regional offices of Ministry of External Affairs in Mumbai yesterday, 27 February 2022. A Kavi Sammelan was held on the occasion of the Closing ceremony.
The celebration involving cultural, social and sports event was organised jointly by the Regional Passport Office, Protector of Emigrants, Indian Council of Cultural Relations and MEA Branch Secretariat.
A series of events in the areas of Art, History, Culture, Sports, Literature and Entertainment were organised by Videsh Bhavan during the week as part of MEA’s India@75 celebrations.
Member of Rajya Sabha Shri Vinay Sahasrabuddhe, Mumbai’s Guardian Minister Shri Aslam Shaikh, Head of MEA Secretariat Mumbai and Regional Passport officer Dr Rajesh Gawande, Protector of Immigrants Rahul Barhat, Regional Director of ICCR Renu Prithiani, former captain of Indian Cricket team Shri Dilip Vengsarkar were present on the occasion.
The Governor distributed prizes and felicitated poets participating in the Kavya Sammelan organised on the occasion.
Videsh Bhavan is an integrated office of the Ministry of External Affairs comprising four offices viz. Regional Passport Office, Branch Secretariat, Indian Council for Cultural Relations, and Protectorate of Emigrants.
Ministry of Civil Aviation
411 Lifeline Udan flights operated to strengthen the fight against Covid-19 by delivering essential and medical supplies
411 flights have been operated under Lifeline Udan by Air India, Alliance Air, IAF and private carriers. 237 of these flights have been operated by Air India and Alliance Air. Cargo transported by Lifeline Udan flights till date is around 776.73 tons covering over 4,04,224 km. Cargo load carried on 28th April 2020 was 28.05 Tons. ‘Lifeline Udan’ flights are being operated by MoCA in domestic Sector to transport essential medical cargo to remote parts of the country to support India’s war against COVID-19.
Helicopter services including Pawan Hans Ltd have been operating in J&K, Ladakh, Islands and North East region transporting critical medical cargo and patients. Pawan Hans till 28th April 2020 have carried 2.0 tons of cargo covering a distance of 7,257 kms. Special focus has been on the North East Region, island territories and the hill states. Air India and IAF collaborated primarily for J&K, Ladakh, North-East and other island regions.
Domestic Cargo Operators SpiceJet, Blue Dart, Indigo and Vistara are operating cargo flights on a commercial basis. Spicejet operated 651 cargo flights during 24 March to 28 April 2020 covering a distance of 11,34,204 km and carrying 4,741 tons of cargo. Out of these, 233 were international cargo flights. Blue Dart operated 224 cargo flights covering a distance of 2,44,643 km and carrying 3,742 tons of cargo during 25 March to 28 April 2020. Out of these, 10 were international cargo flights. Indigo has operated 59 cargo flights during 3-28 April 2020 covering a distance of 96,742 km and carrying around 246 tons of cargo and including 18 international flights. This also includes medical supplies carried free of cost for the government. Vistara has operated 14 cargo flights during 19-28 April 2020 covering a distance of 20,466 km and carrying around 113 tons of cargo.
In International Sector, a cargo air-bridge was established with East Asia for transportation of pharmaceuticals, medical equipment and Covid-19 relief material. The quantity of medical cargo brought in by Air India is 668 tons.
In addition to the above, Blue Dart has uplifted around 109 tons of medical supplies from Guangzhou starting 14th April upto 28th April 2020. Blue Dart has also uplifted 5 tons of medical cargo from Shanghai on 25th April 2020. Spicejet has also uplifted 140 tons of medical supplies from Shanghai upto 28th April 2020 and 13 tons medical supplies from Hong Kong and Singapore upto 25th April 2020.
Prime Minister's Office
PM shares a blog post on reforms and policy-making
Reforms by Conviction and Incentives
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi today shared his blog post on reforms, center-state bhagidari, innovative policy making during Covid times. The post was posted on LinkedIn platform.
In a tweet the Prime Minister said:
"Reforms by Conviction and Incentives...my @LinkedIn post on innovative policy making in the time of COVID-19, powered by the spirit of Centre-State Bhagidari."
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/reforms-conviction-incentives-narendra-modi/?published=t
Ministry of Development of North-East Region
MDoNER sanctioned 41 projects worth Rs.90 crore of which, 10 projects worth Rs.13.15 crore have been completed, under HADP
Hill Area Development Programme  was launched by Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region  on pilot basis for 2 years viz. i.e. 2018-19 and 2019-20 in Tamenglong  district of Manipur. Under HADP, MDoNER has sanctioned 41 projects worth Rs.90 crore; of which, 10 projects worth Rs.13.15 crore have been completed. Implementation of these projects has benefitted the targeted population  of these districts.
This information was given by Minister for Development of North Eastern Region Shri G. Kishan Reddy in the Lok Sabha in a written reply today.